N-(alkoxyalyl)-o-alkyl-s-alkylthio-phosphors-amides

ABSTRACT

THE COMPOUNDS OF THIS INVENTION ARE THOSE HAVING THE FORMULA   R1-S-P(=O)(-O-R)-NH-CO-COO-R2   IN WHICH R, R1 AND R2 ARE LOWER ALKYL AND THEIR USE AS INSECTICIDES.

United States Patent Oflice j'flfflfii EXAMPLE II 3 810 959 N N- (ethyloxa1yl-)-O,S-d1methylthiophosphoramide PHOSPHORS-AMIDES CHIC O O Edmund Jeremiah Gaughan, Berkeley, Calif., assignor to 5 \I I, l| 02H Stauifer Chemical Company, New York, N.Y. N0 Drawing. Filed Feb. 512561953,7 83172 4N0. 331,453 CHzS Int.Cl.A1n9 d Us CL 4 claims 30 7 grams of 0,8 dimethy thiophosphoramide an 31.5 grams of ethyl oxalyl chloride and 210 milliliters of 10 CH Cl are heated at 35 -40 C. in a 3 neck flask fitted ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE with a stirrer, thermometer and condenser for 5 hours.

The mixture is then stirred overnight at room tempera- The Compounds of this invention are those having the ture. The mixture is refluxed for 2 hours. The solvent is formula removed in vacuo. The residue is taken up in CH Cl R0 0 0 washed with concentrated Na CO solution and the or- \ll l| g ganic phase dried.

The organic phase is dried and again evaporated in R13 vacuo. The residue crystallizes upon stirring. It is triin which R, R and R are lower alkyl and their use as turated with hexane and placed in a vacuated desiccator,

i i id yielding 23.3 g. of the desired product. A sample of the product is submitted for g.l.c. A 95% purity is found, This invention relates to certain novel phosphorus con- The Structure 15 confirmed y NMR and taining chemical compounds and their use as insecticides. The following is a e certain Selected eompohnds The Compounds f this invention are those having the that are preparable according to the procedure described f l hereto. Compound numbers are assigned to each compound and are used throughout. the remainder of the R0 0 o 0 1 application.

-NHCCOR TABLE I R0 0 o o \{l 1} H m which R, R and R are independently alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 2 carbon atoms. Rls

The compounds of the present invention can be pre C ompound pared according to the following reaction: number R Bl 8 1;: 82gb R0 0 O O a 2 s l i NH 01 d: ("3 OR 8%: Ill-CIHI 02H. RS n-crHn Il-CrHg R0 0 0 0 CH5 n-C4H \II II I1 40 Ill-C4Hn .n-CJ-I P-NH-C- -oR= H0] Rls INSECTICIDAL EVALUATION TESTS The following insect species were used in evaluation The reaction can be carried out at about 0 to 60 C. in the tests for insecticidal activity:

presence of solvents such as methylene chloride, chloro- (1) Housefly (HF) Musca domestic: (Limb) form, tetrahydrofuran and benzene. Pressure is not crit- (2) German'mach (GR) Blatela germunica (Linn) ical in this reaction. For convenience, atmospheric or (3) Lygus bug hesperus (Knight) autogenous pressure will be used. Under normal condi- (4) Bean id (BA)- Aphis fabae (Scop) tions, stoichiometric proportions or a slight deficiency of acylating agent will be used. The reaction will usually The housefly (HF) was used in evaluation tests of take 2 to 24 hours to reach completion. The reaction Selected compounds inseetieielee y the following P product may be purified by conventional extraction and h Stock 801131911 eentall'hng 100 9f the recrystallization h i toxicant in an appropriate solvent was prepared. Aliquots Preparation of the compounds of thi inventio i i1 of this solution were combined with one milliliter of an lustrated in the following examples: acetone-peanut oil solution in an aluminum dish and allowed to dry. The aliquots were those necessary to EXAMPLE I achieve desired toxicant concentration ranging from 100 N (ethyloxalyl o, thyl s methylthiophosphoramide g. per dish to that at which 50 percent mortality was attained. The dishes were placed in a circular cardboard 0 cage, closed on the bottom with cellophane and covered I i Q? H on top with cloth netting. Twenty-five female housefiies, three to five days old, were introduced into the cage and CHES the percent mortality was recorded after 48 hours. The

LD values are expressed in terms of ,ug. per 25 female lies. The res lt of thes 'nsect'c'dl l t' t t 4.7 grams (0.03 mole) of O-ethyl-S-methylthiophosi fi i: H a eva ualon ess are phoramide and 4.4 grams (0.032 mole) of ethyl oxalyl In the German cockroach (GR) tests 10 one month chloride and 30 milliliters of CH Cl are refluxed in a old nymphs were placed in Separate circular cardboard IOO-ml. 3 neck flask fitted with a stirrer, thermometer and cages sealed on one end with cellophane and covered by condenser for 7 hours. The mixture is then stirred overa l h netting on th h Ali f h t i m night at room temperature. The mixture was filtered dissolved in an appropriate solvent, were diluted in Water through celite and then the CH Cl was removed in vacuo. containing 0.002% of a wetting agent, Sponto 221-(a polyoxyether of alkylated phenols blended'with organic sulfonates). Test concentrations ranged from 0.1% downward to that at which 50 percent mortality was obtained. Each of the aqueous suspensions of the candidate compounds was sprayed onto the insects through the cloth netting by means of a hand-spray gun. Percent mortality in each case was recorded after 72 hours, and the LD values, expressed as percent of toxicant in the aqueous spray, were recorded. These values are reported under the column GR in Table II.

The Lygus bug (LB), Lygus hesperus, was tested similarly as the German cockroach. The caged insects were sprayed with the candidate compounds at concentrations ranging from 0.05% downward to that at which 50 percent mortality was obtained. After twenty-four and seventy-two hours, counts were made to determine living and dead insects. The LD (percent) values were calculated. These values are reported under the column LB in Table II.

The insect species Black Bean Aphid (BA), Aphis fabae, (Scop.)-was also employed in the test for insecticidal activity. Young nasturtium (Tropaeolum sp.) plants, approximately 2 to 3 inches tall, were used as the host plants for the Bean Aphid. The host plant was infested with approximately 50-75 of the aphids. The test chemical was dissolved in acetone, added to water which contained a small amount of Sponto 221, an emulsifying agent. The solution was applied as a spray to the intested plants. Concentrations ranged from 0.05 percent downward until an LD value was achieved. These results are given in Table II under the Column BA.

Young nasturtium plants were used as the host plants for the Bean Aphid. The host plants were transplanted into one pound of soil that had been treated with the candidate compound. Immediately after planting in the treated soil the plants were infested with aphids. Concentrations of toxicant in the soil ranged from p.p.m. per pound of soil downward until an LD value was obtained. Mortality was recorded after 72 hours.

The percentage of kill of the test species was determined by comparison with control plants placed in distilled water or untreated soil. The LD values were calculated. These systemic test results are reported in Table II under the column Ba-Sys."

TABLE IL-LDso VALUES As those in the art are well aware, various techniques are available for incorporating the active component or toxicant in suitable pesticidal compositions. Thus, the pesticidal compositions can be conveniently prepared in the form of liquid or solids, the latter preferably as homogeneous free-flowing dusts commonly formulated by admixing the active component with finely divided solids or carriers as exemplified by talc, natural clays, diatomaceous earth, various flours, such as walnut shell, sheat, soya bean, cottonseed and so forth.

Liquid compositions are also useful and normally comprise a dispersion of the toxicant in a liquid media, although it may be convenient to dissolve the toxicant directly in a solvent such as kerosene, fuel oil, xylene, alkylated naphthalenes or the like and use such organic solutions directly. However, the more common procedure is to employ dispersions of the toxicant in an aqueous media and such compositions may be produced by forming a concentrated solution of the toxicant in a suitable organic solvent followed by dispersion in water, usually with the aid of surface active agents. The latter, which may be the anionic, cationic, or nonionic types, are exemplified by sodium stearate, potassium oleate and other alkaline metal soaps and detergents such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium naphthalene sulfonate, sodium alkyl naphthalene, sulfonate, methyl cellulose, fatty alcohol ethers, polyglycol fatty acid esters and other polyoxyethylene surface active agents. The proportion of these agents commonly comprises 1-15% by weight of the pesticidal compositions although the proportion is not critical and may be varied to suit any particular situation.

It is claimed:

1. Compounds having the formula lLNHJLJLOR- in which R, R and R are independently alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

2. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R, R and R are independently alkyl having 1 to 2 carbon atoms.

3. The compound of claim 1 wherein R is ethyl, R is methyl and R is ethyl.

4. The compound of claim 1 wherein R is methyl, R is methyl and R is ethyl.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,399,213 8/1968 Osborne 260-959 X ANTON H. SU'ITO, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 

